Catch & Culture Vol. 12, No. 2

Vientiane, Lao PDR, 01 Aug 2006 -
31 Aug 2006

For many years the migratory habits of some of the Mekong's largest fish have fascinated scientists. Now a group of researchers from the Mekong Wetlands Biodiversity Programme (of which the Mekong River Commission is a partner) and the National Geographic Society have joined forces to undertake a yearlong study into these fishes and their migration paths and spawning sites. But there is something special about this study - it will be the first attempt to use underwater biotelemetry to track fish movements in the Mekong.

Working with Thai and Lao fisheries officers, the researchers will tag fish and use receivers floating in the water to track their movements.

Table of Contents

Editorial

Fish migration studies using biotelemetry

Wild Mekong giant catfish killed after tagging

Scaling up community fisheries in Cambodia

Market forces seen having strong influence on future of new system

What the sub-decree says

Lao-Cambodian fishery needs new management approach

Deputy provincial governors take steps to tackle mutual problems

Cambodia's national fish day

Lao success breeds confidence in culture from wild brood stock

Focus: distribution and ecology of the small-scale river carp, Cirrhinus microlepis

Built structures and their impacts on fisheries - a research project in Cambodia

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